STEP to focus on School Zone Safety and Cycling Safety during April

For the month of April, the Ottawa Police Service and Gatineau Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) will be paying close attention to school zone safety and cycling safety.

839 traffic collisions and 136 injuries occurred between 2012 and 2016 in school zones or involving school busses.

Likewise, there have been 1497 collisions involving cyclists. These collisions resulted in 1227 injuries and 12 fatalities.

The Selective Traffic Enforcement Program helps to raise awareness of easily preventable traffic violations to help to keep our roads safe.

It operates in coordination with the Safer Roads Ottawa Program, a partnership between Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Public Health and the Transportation Services Department, committed to preventing or eliminating road deaths and serious injuries for all people in the City of Ottawa, through culture change, community engagement, and development of a sustainable safe transportation environment.